Local media reports indicated that in Rulindo district heavy rains triggered a landslide which destroyed a house, killing four family members while in Gasabo district four of the victims died after a house they were sleeping in collapsed.

The ministry earlier this month said 41 people had been killed while more than 160 others were injured across Rwanda by disasters triggered by heavy rains since March 2018.

The disasters, including floods and lightning, also killed more than 600 domestic animals, destroyed property including more than 3,000 houses, school structures and more than 1,700 hectares of plantations, the ministry said.